What gets stored in your browser, and how to refuse it.
Last updated 2 September 2026
StackKit sets very little. Reading the site sets nothing that identifies you; the two entries below are the whole list.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Counting visitors and which pages they read | Up to 2 years |
sb-*-auth-token | StackKit | Keeps you signed in. Only set once you sign in | Until you sign out |
No advertising cookies, no cross-site trackers, no third-party pixels, and no social embeds that watch you. Video in the feed is played from a file rather than an embedded player, so no player sets anything on our behalf.
Analytics is not essential and you can block it. Every browser can block cookies for a site individually, and Google publishes a browser add-on that turns Google Analytics off everywhere. Blocking these will not stop the site working.
The sign-in token is a different matter: it is the session. Blocking it means you can read the site but cannot stay signed in, so saving tools and replying will not work.
Separately from cookies, we log page requests at our CDN — including IP address — for up to 30 days. That is described in the Privacy policy. It does not involve storing anything in your browser and cannot be refused with cookie settings.
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